There is something wrong with my infinite flow teammates!

"When Yukino carried you back, you were still unconscious, but your clothes were soaked with cold sweat. I suggested just throwing you on the sofa, but Hui was worried that you would catch a cold, so I suggested changing your clothes."

"So that's how it is. I didn't remember it at all." Kasumigaoka Utaha held her head, recalling how 'hateful' Katou Megumi looked when she provoked her yesterday. Her eyes were a little complicated, "Kato-chan..."

"I roughly understand why you reject me, but I'm still very curious, why, why..." She seemed to be organizing her words, and after a pause she asked, "If that's the reason, why did Yukinoshita suddenly..."

"That's because, in Yukino's eyes, you are just an 'insignificant' existence. It's better to keep this kind of thing secret from an 'outsider' like you, but it doesn't matter even if you know it. After all, you are just an ordinary person."

Kitahara Sora looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha and explained seriously, "The reason why Yukino sent you to the hotel and had a 'heart-to-heart' chat with you was because your sincerity touched her. Just like you misunderstood us as 'wantonly trampling on the sincerity of others', it was because we also held the greatest sincerity that we rejected you. It was also because of this that Yukino had a serious chat with you."

"Reject me with the utmost sincerity..." Kasumigaoka Utaha pondered over these words seriously.

"But in the end..."

"Those three guys are not good people at first glance. Maybe they won't force you to do something, but they followed you all the way, so they must have bad intentions, so Yukino will definitely take action in the end."

Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded. She was almost used to being approached whenever she walked on the street during the day without her school uniform. Whenever she went out, there would always be people who felt good about themselves approaching her.

Some of them asked for directions and expressed their gratitude by hoping to treat me to a meal, while others asked for my contact information directly, but after I refused, they just left politely.

But it’s different at night. In that kind of environment, the best outcome is being touched, grabbed and taken advantage of, and the worst possible outcome is unimaginable.

"It may be the first time they did this, but if there is a first time, there will be countless times. The victim will always appear. Since Yukino encountered it, she would not let it go given her personality, so she just did it. There is no such thing as deliberately telling you the secret."

"So, you have never taken me seriously, is that right?" Kasumigaoka Utaha said helplessly, feeling a little bitter in her heart.

"You can't say that." Beiyuan Kong shook his head and denied it: "We still maintain the most basic respect for your words."

"Really?" Hearing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha's mood suddenly improved. After thinking for a moment, she asked again: "In fact, it doesn't matter even if I know your secret, so why do you still refuse..."

"That's different, Miss Kasumigaoka. After all, we are not that familiar with each other." Kitahara Sora said in a somewhat indifferent tone, and rationally pointed out the problem: "Miss Kasumigaoka, can you recall the encounter between you and me, and then what is your purpose in coming to Chiba, or our relationship?"

This sentence made Kasumigaoka stunned. It was indeed true.

My first encounter with Kitahara Sora was not actually harmonious. I could even say that I was very rude at the time. He just expressed his opinion on the novel, and I was in a bad mood, so I felt offended and even followed him.

Faced with this extremely bad attitude, the other party was not angry at all. Instead, he generously treated me to cake. Even under my aggressive coercion, he was still very patient in helping me to talk about the problems with the novel.

Is he afraid of me? Being afraid of a girl, that's impossible. Thinking back to last night's experience and Yukinoshita's 'kind' explanation, this seemingly 'harmless' guy in front of me is actually very scary.

If he had been the one sending her off last night, those three scumbags wouldn't just be disabled for life. Kasumigaoka Utaha had no doubts about Yukino's idea.

This is the person who, having caused me so much trouble, actually chose to help me?

Put yourself in their shoes. If you were followed for no apparent reason, given the cold shoulder by someone, and then asked for help with an extremely rude attitude, how would you respond?

Looking at him, he doesn't seem like a good guy.

In fact, after that incident, I developed a little affection for him, a stranger. Although it was not the kind of affection between a man and a woman, and a feeling of unwillingness to accept it accounted for a large part of it, I sincerely wanted to thank him.

Then I went from Chiba to his school and told him on a whim that I was his girlfriend. In fact, if this kind of thing were to get out, it would have a much greater negative impact on him than it would have on me who was far away in Tokyo.

After playing with women and ruthlessly abandoning them, they all came from Tokyo to the school! If this rumor spreads, Kitahara Sora will almost lose the right to choose a spouse in the school.

That's it. He didn't get angry and still chose me, even though he almost made me cry by trying to persuade me to quit after dinner. I could just consider this little thing as a deliberate "revenge" on me.

In fact, I had no intention of making friends with him before I came here. It was only when I was about to leave that this idea suddenly popped into my mind, and the timing was perfect.

If you think about it carefully, we don't even know each other. To him, I'm just a troublesome stranger.

All I've been thinking about for the past two weeks is the novel. I've been thinking about what he said that day and the plot that was incorporated into the novel. So I created an illusion for myself that 'we knew each other', but in fact this was only the second time we met!

That's it, will they choose to tell all the secrets and then accept themselves?

This is not a children's animation!

Thinking of this, Kasumigaoka Utaha felt inexplicably funny. She thought she was funny because she was an extremely funny person, just like what Hui said yesterday.

I have caused a lot of trouble to everyone, but I am unaware of it, and I take other people's tolerance towards me as 'natural'. I am really... shameless!

"Oh, I know."

The girl chuckled, and her tone was no longer as natural and intimate as when she was joking just now. There was also a sense of alienation in her apologetic and polite words. She bowed deeply to Kitahara Sora, "I'm sorry to trouble you, Kitahara-kun, and thank you for everything you have done for me."

"You don't have to be like this, Kasumigaoka-san."

Kitahara Sora's indifferent tone softened, and he said softly: "Yue Noi briefly went over the content of her conversation with you last night with me. In fact, one of the key points is that it's not that we don't want to be friends with you, nor that we don't recognize you, but that we are not qualified to have friends."

After hearing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha, who had suddenly become enlightened, became confused again. Although she was no longer curious, she was still quietly waiting for Kitahara Sora's next words.

"I know you still have a lot of questions, about Yukino's power that transcends reality, and the secret of our disappearance. Actually, what I want to say is that we disappear every once in a while, from one or two days to one or two months. As for the reason, I still can't tell you, but what I want to say is that our life and death are not decided by ourselves."

“I can’t decide my own fate…” The girl’s eyes widened.

"Well, for example, is there something going on in your school these days?"

"Something?" Kasumigaoka Utaha frowned, as if lost in memories. After three glances, she stared at Kitahara Sora, "It seems that a first-year student is missing! Is her name An... An... Anli?"

"Aki Tomoya."

"Yes, Tomoya Aki. I heard from them when they were chatting that Tomoya Aki was an otaku who loved anime and didn't have many friends. At first, the teacher just thought he was skipping classes and didn't take it seriously. Since his parents were away from home all year round, he was discovered missing a week later. It seems that he has not been found yet!"

Missing for a week before being discovered? Kitahara Sora sighed in his heart, "Fuck, brother Midoriya, you are awesome!"

He silently complained in his heart, and seeing Kasumigaoka Utaha's increasingly uneasy expression, Kitahara Sora nodded gently: "He is the same as us, but we are back and he is still missing, so Kasumigaoka-san, you understand, right?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha stared blankly at Kitahara Sora, and her fragile little heart began to beat wildly.

At first, I only suspected that they achieved such incredible abilities through some technological means. They were students on the surface, but in fact they were confidential personnel of some national organization, so they rejected me so much.

But this assumption was immediately overturned. After all, if he knew about this kind of thing, he would definitely be silenced. But if he linked this matter to the disappearance case in his school, then their power was not at the level of "technology" because they were not under government control. Then the real reason...

Miss Kasumigaoka swallowed her saliva, which was rare. This action looked very cute on her pure and charming face.

"You can think of it as a supernatural power." Kitahara Sora explained, "We don't know when we will die, so we don't want to focus our energy on 'reality'. We are all human beings, we all have feelings, and friendship is mutual."

"If our relationship gets better, and you and Yukino and Hui become close friends, and one day you come to my house and suddenly find that Yukino is missing, Hui is missing, and I am missing, how would you feel?"

Beiyuan Kong's eyes were full of helplessness, and he sighed softly: "When you hear from Lingyin that we are not hiding from you..."

His eyes suddenly became sharp and cold, like the cold wind in Siberia. Kasumigaoka Utaha felt that the air in the room suddenly dropped to freezing point, and even the sunlight was no longer gentle. "If we were not hiding from you, but all died! What would you think? After all, we are your first friends."

"Will I die..." The girl couldn't help but hug her arms. She felt a little cold, perhaps remembering how Yukinoshita, like Yamato Nadeshiko, suddenly turned into a cold 'killing machine' last night.

Perhaps it was because he recalled the hideous and horrific wound, the broken bones stuck to the scarlet flesh, and the blood that flowed like a fountain...

Perhaps it was because he recalled Ena's 'accustomed' look.

"Yukino loves cats. She had a cat when she was a child, but unfortunately the cat died."

Kitahara Sora's tone was still cold as ever. He said slowly, "Later, her sister wanted to buy her a new one, but was rejected because even if a cat lives a complete life, its lifespan is only 15 years at most, you know."

Looking at the dazed girl, Kitahara Sora shook his head, reached out to pick up the tray on the bedside table and prepared to leave: "Kasumigaoka-san, Lingyin washed your clothes for you last night and put them in the dryer. After you change, go back to Tokyo."

Seeing that the girl did not respond, Kitahara Sora did not intend to say anything more and turned the doorknob. However, as soon as he stepped out of the door, the girl's voice made him pause and he turned his head to look in confusion.

I only heard Kasumigaoka Utaha's polite and distant tone become lively again, and her magnetic and seductive voice returned again, "Have you considered so much?"

The girl smiled and looked straight at Kitahara Sora, "Just like a soldier going to the battlefield, refuse any feelings, because losing someone is a great pain for both parties. I understand now, so thank you for considering me."

"What do you mean?"

"Suzune is your sister, so she must know. Not only that, Yukinoshita's family and Kato's parents also know, because this relationship is unavoidable."

Kasumigaoka Utaha stood up and stretched her body hard. Her pajamas were pushed up by her towering chest. Her fair and smooth waist was revealed from the hem of her pajamas, and her small and cute belly button was also exposed to the air without reservation.

The girl seemed to realize her loss of composure and blinked her captivating eyes. Her coquettish behavior was just a cover-up for her shyness. After all, the blush on her face betrayed the fact that she was actually very pure.

She opened her mouth to say something, but a shrill ring drowned out her voice.

"Jingle Bell……"

Yukino's name appeared on the caller ID. I pressed the answer button and a cool and gentle voice came over.

Beiyuan Kong was immediately confused. Why was this girl so hesitant? This was not like her!

"Kitahara-kun, tomorrow...accompany me to go shopping...for some things."

Anything you want can be exchanged in the space. There is nothing that cannot be exchanged, except what you can't think of. Although it is unclear why Yukino chose to buy it in the real world, since she took the initiative to invite him, there is no reason for him to refuse.

After all, Yukino rarely makes requests to herself.

Perhaps it was an unintentional action by Kasumigaoka Utaha, Kitahara Sora just felt that Yukino was a little strange, and didn't even notice the hesitation, expectation and anxiety in her tone.

He just nodded and replied immediately: "Okay."

Then the two chatted for a few words and hung up the phone, but suddenly he was startled to find that Kasumigaoka Utaha had appeared in front of him without him knowing.

She blinked her big eyes, her pupils moved around cutely, and said with a smile: "Hand over your email address. Kitahara-kun promised you just now."

"When did I agree?"

Bei Yuankong subconsciously took a step back. The tight collarbone, the big watery eyes on the shy and beautiful face, and the faint body fragrance of the girl made him feel a little breathless.

Be it Yukino, Kei, or even Suzune, even the most intimate contact would not make Kitahara Sora's heart beat faster.

But this girl seems to be poisonous. She seems to have some kind of magic that intentionally or unintentionally stimulates the primitive desires of male creatures.

This shouldn't be the case. She and Yukino are the same age. In my eyes, they are both little girls. I'm not a lolita complex, this shouldn't be the case...

Kitahara Sora forced himself to shake off the messy thoughts in his mind. There would be no contact in the future anyway, so who cares whether she is poisonous or not.

"Ah, Kitahara-kun, do you have a habit of breaking your promises immediately?" Kasumigaoka Utaha put her hands behind her back, leaned forward 15 degrees, and deliberately made a playful and cute expression on her charming face.

"Just now I promised Yukino that I would go shopping with her tomorrow. What does this have to do with you?"

Kitahara Sora thought back and it seemed that Kasumigaoka had said something just now, but it was just covered up by the sudden ringing of the cell phone.

I did say "OK", but not to her. I was responding to Yukino's invitation on the other end of the phone.

"You promised it anyway!" Kasumigaoka Utaha pretended to be innocent, and then as if she remembered something, she raised her index finger and shook it in front of her eyes, "Not only Kitahara-kun, but also Kato-san, Yukinoshita-san, and Suzune-san's email addresses, I want them all!"

Chapter 10: The Feeling of Being Forgotten

"I'm back~"

As the door opened, Lingyin walked in with a drawing board on her back. There was no class today, Saturday, but the art club members organized an outdoor sketching activity, so Lingyin went out early in the morning.

"Welcome home, Lingyin." Kitahara Sora, who was preparing lunch in the kitchen, turned around and responded.

"Eh? Brother is at home?!"

After putting her casual shoes into the shoe cabinet, Lingyin looked up in surprise towards the kitchen, "Don't you have to train today?"

"Didn't we agree on this?" Beiyuan Kong flipped the fried rice in the pot and said without turning his head: "As long as I go home, Lingyin doesn't have to worry about my life."

Hearing this answer, the little girl was obviously stunned, and then her eyes softened, her fair cheeks turned red, and her expression was obviously a little flustered, "That's what I said, didn't I tell you before I left that I can just eat anything for lunch!"

"I'm just making something casually." Adding a little red seasoning to the plump, golden fried rice, Kitahara Sora answered casually as he listened to the approaching footsteps.

"Ah! You have to add chili to fried rice, are you a chili lover?!" The little girl poked her head into the pot and complained angrily, "Too much chili is bad for the skin!"

"It's not chili peppers, it's chopped peppers, the best kind." Beiyuan Kong replied seriously: "I exchanged this seasoning there, it can't be bought in the island country."

He withdrew his gaze from the little girl's angry expression and continued to stir the pot while explaining, "Chili peppers contain a variety of vitamins, among which vitamin C has an oxidative effect, which can remove free radicals, delay cell aging, beautify the skin, and improve machine immunity..."

“Stop, stop, stop!” Lingyin crossed her hands and said with a look of disdain: “Whenever my brother cooks, he almost always adds spicy food. I’ve eaten more chili peppers these days than I have in my entire life. I don’t want to listen to these truths!”

Lingyin felt both angry and amused. She never ate spicy food before, and even hated non-spicy green peppers. But this guy changed his eating habits of so many years in such a short time.

Whenever he cooks, peppers will definitely be on the table, and he will cook them in different ways. Almost every time, the variety of peppers he chooses is different. If it is available in the market, he will just buy it. If it is not available, he will go to other supermarkets. If there are varieties that are not available in the island country, he will go to the space to exchange them.

Anyway, for him, a dish without chili is like a dish without salt!

Although his dishes are very spicy, they taste really good. For example, he made a dish of "Stir-fried Beef with Wild Pepper" before, and only shredded beef and green celery could be seen on the plate.

But when Lingyin took a bite, she couldn't stand the spiciness and gulped down water. When she looked carefully, she found that there were many sections of light yellow unidentified objects in the dish. Because they were similar in color to beef, she didn't notice them.

He chopped up something called "wild pepper", which was very spicy and a bit sour, and added it to the beef.

Although she was persecuted, Lingyin still ate half a bowl of rice more because of that dish.

Why is that dish so spicy? Why is such a spicy dish so delicious? Damn it!

Therefore, Lingyin gradually got used to spicy food, and even got pimples on her face a few times, but this guy casually said, "That's because your body is not used to it yet, just go buy some medicine and apply it on it and it will be fine!"

Recalling his 'distressed' look at that time, Lingyin thought he would restrain himself, but he still put chili peppers in the dinner that night!

Thinking back to when he said "slightly spicy" so seriously, Lingyin had the urge to throw the rice bowl on his head.

"By the way, I met Kasumigaoka-senpai on my way home." Looking at her brother's handsome and serious profile, Suzune asked in confusion, "She didn't look very happy."

Kitahara Sora turned his head and glanced at Lingyin without answering. He just stretched out his hand to his side but touched nothing. A few thin green onions were still lying quietly on the chopping board. He had forgotten to cut them just now.

Seeing this, Lingyin immediately walked over and skillfully picked up the kitchen knife. Then a "thump thump" sound came from the chopping board.

"You didn't wash your hands."